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A short Guide for writing a Case Study

A case study is not just a simple paper or article. It involves in-depth research and understanding on a given or chosen subject matter. The study involves identifying the problem, collecting data, analyzing and interpreting the data and presenting the results. You don’t need to have a large population here, a small sample will do.

Before you write a case study, you may want to know its types. A case study could be illustrative. That is, it is designed to keep up the interest of readers. This usually involves unfamiliar topic and then making them familiar through presentation of illustrative results. Another type is the exploratory case study which are great resources for future studies because they provide information and in-depth analysis on the topic. Then we have the critical instance case studies that address cause and effects problems.

Other types include the program implementation case study, program effects case study and cumulative case study. Your case study could be any of the ones listed above. Bear in mind that writing a case study is not an easy job. You’ll need a lot of time and energy in collecting data and analyzing them after. Case studies answer the questions why and how a certain event happens. Of course, the main requirement for this is to collect reliable data. You need to make sure that the facts you collect are really facts.

Your case study could be any of the ones listed above. Bear in mind that writing a case study is not an easy job. You will need do gather up your resources, and have an open mind for alternative options in case you get stuck.